# female hysteria

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A now unrecognized medical diagnosis made exclusively in women with symptoms including faintness, nervousness, sexual desire, insomnia, fluid retention and heaviness in the abdomen.

## Etymology
From female + hysteria (“any disorder ascribed to uterine influences”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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